Sonoma, Calif.- Tractor loses control and makes a mess along highway 101 in south Sonoma County at 8:30 a.m.
The driver Robert Urbans, 55, was hauling two flatbed trailers containing 24 conrtainers of apples from Marysville to Sebastopal. Urban was negotiating of section of uneven pavement along the partially paved highway when he heard a cable snap. He said the rear of the flatbed started whipping and scattering apples.
Crews arrived at 9:45 a.m. and blocked one northbound lane of Highway 101 in south Sonoma County, according to California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese. Morning traffic was severely delayed.
"We've got applesauce all over the highway," says Ziese adding, "Right now, we've got apples piled two feet high on the roadside, and crews out here with brooms and shovels."
When the accident occured, there was a mist in the air that made the roads slick, which further added to the hazard after the apples spilled.
According to Ziese, no one was injured in the accident, however a motor home that was behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damage.
Urban was driving at 55 mph, but was given a citation for the spilled load. The citation is likely to cost several hundred dollars. His lawyer called the jury's award excessive and said she will appeal the verdict. No date for the appeal has been set.
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You've got some of the right information in your lead, but your missing a key element (impact on commuters) and you've got some problems with AP style.
ReplyDelete* Look up dateline format in AP style.
* Look up roads/highways
* A "tractor" can't lose control, but a "trucker" can
Also, Urban said he was driving at 55 mph (you only know what he said he did, not what he did)
The rest of it is well organized and reads well. Good job.
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